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Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – The Skidmore College men's basketball team used a balanced attack to cruise to a 91-57 victory over Southern Vermont in Tuesday night's non-league matchup at the Williamson Sports Center.

The Thoroughbreds improve to 2-0, while the Mountaineers fall to 0-3.  The game was a rematch of Skidmore's 128-123 win last season in an NCAA record seven overtimes.

The teams traded baskets early and with 10:46 remaining in the first half, Southern Vermont took an 18-17 lead on a three pointer from Travis Severs.  That would be the last lead the Mountaineers would have as the Thoroughbreds closed out the half with a 28-12 run. Eight different players scored for Skidmore during the run, giving them a 45-29 lead at the half.

The second half was much of the same for the Thoroughbreds, outscoring Southern Vermont 26-7 over the first nine minutes of the half.  Skidmore had its largest lead of the night with 5:09 remaining as Brian Moore hit one of his three three-pointers for a 37 point advantage at 82-45.  The Mountaineers weren't able to get closer than within 29 over the final five minutes as the Thoroughbreds earned the 91-57 win.

Terron Victoria led a balanced Skidmore attack with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists.  Brian Lowry added 13 points, while Melvis Langyintuo tallied 11 and Raoul Oloa poured in 10 off the bench.  Gerard O'Shea finished with nine points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals.

Avery Mitchell led all scorers with 19 points for Southern Vermont, while Taeshon Johnson posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Jordan Santiago added 10.

"To their credit, Southern Vermont opened the game with great energy" said coach Joe Burke.  "We needed to make some adjustments defensively and I thought the guys handled it well."

"Offensively, we took care of the ball and shared it which allowed us to find a good rhythm" 

"We got great production on both ends of the floor from multiple people. I have a lot of confidence in everyone on this team so we are capable of having different guys step up every night."

Skidmore forced 20 Mountaineer turnovers, while committing just three and had 25 assists on 35 made shots.  The Thoroughbred bench outscored Southern Vermont's bench 38-9.

Skidmore returns to action on Nov. 30, when they host Oneonta St. for a 7 p.m. tip-off.  The Mountaineers host Middlebury on Nov. 29 at 8 p.m.
 
Newspaper Box Score
Southern Vermont vs Skidmore College
11/22/11 7 pm at Williamson  Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
At Williamson  Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
SKIDMORE COLLEGE 91, SOUTHERN VERMONT 57
SOUTHERN VERMONT (0-3)
Avery Mitchell 7-13 3-6 19; Taeshon Johnson 5-11 1-2 11; Jordan Santiago 3-8
3-3 10; Robert McQueen 1-6 4-4 6; Travis Severs 2-5 1-2 6; Steve Adeniyi 1-4
0-0 3; Brandon Johnson 1-6 0-0 2; Cory Christensen 0-2 0-0 0; Cody Wemette
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-55 12-17 57.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (2-0)
Terron Victoria 5-9 2-4 14; Brian Lowry 4-9 3-4 13; Melvis Langyintuo 5-6
0-0 11; Raoul Oloa 4-4 0-0 10; Brian Moore 3-6 0-0 9; Gerard O'Shea 3-5 2-2
9; Kevin Dahill 3-4 0-0 6; Connor Merrill 2-3 0-0 5; Sakhile Sithole 2-3 0-0
4; Quenten Howard 1-4 1-2 3; John Mantas 1-5 0-0 3; Nanribet Yiljep 1-3 0-0
2; Eli Johnston 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 35-67 8-12 91.
Southern Vermont..............   29   28  -   57
Skidmore College..............   45   46  -   91
3-point goals--Southern Vermont 5-13 (Avery Mitchell 2-2; Jordan Santiago
1-3; Steve Adeniyi 1-3; Travis Severs 1-2; Cory Christensen 0-1; Robert
McQueen 0-1; Taeshon Johnson 0-1), Skidmore College 13-35 (Brian Moore 3-6;
Terron Victoria 2-5; Raoul Oloa 2-2; Brian Lowry 2-7; John Mantas 1-4;
Melvis Langyintuo 1-2; Gerard O'Shea 1-2; Connor Merrill 1-1; Eli Johnston
0-2; Nanribet Yiljep 0-1; Quenten Howard 0-2; Kevin Dahill 0-1). Fouled
out--Southern Vermont-Avery Mitchell, Skidmore College-None.
Rebounds--Southern Vermont 38 (Taeshon Johnson 10), Skidmore College 35
(Terron Victoria 6). Assists--Southern Vermont 8 (Jordan Santiago 3),
Skidmore College 25 (Gerard O'Shea 6). Total fouls--Southern Vermont 11,
Skidmore College 20. Technical fouls--Southern Vermont-Robert McQueen,
Skidmore College-Sakhile Sithole. A-165